Williams joined with Lakeland Electric and City of Lakeland leaders to break ground on a new 74.8‑megawatt solar facility that will significantly expand renewable power capacity for the growing Lakeland region. Under a long-term agreement, Williams, an energy infrastructure leader, will design... Continue Reading
Community Invited to Attend 2026 Florida Lineman Competition March 13-14 The best of the best of Florida’s public power companies will showcase their skills in Tallahassee at the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) 2026 Florida Lineman Competition on March 13-14 at Apalachee... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for March is Tallman Equipment Co., Inc. At Tallman Equipment, their priority is to set the standard in the electrical transmission and distribution industry with an all-inclusive approach to serving their customers. Their vision to deliver a trio of... Continue Reading
Linda Landman González has been elected as president of the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Board of Commissioner. Additionally, Phillip N. Brown and Bridget Williams, Ed.D., have been selected to serve on the board after confirmation by the City of Orlando. These updates, which were... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for January 2026 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $36.82 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading
Join FMEA in welcoming our new associate members to the Florida public power community. Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida public power community first when you need to purchase goods or services. ANDISAt Andis, we value safety, sustainability, and customer... Continue Reading
Welcome to the Florida Public Powercast, a new podcast from the Florida Municipal Electric Association designed to spotlight the people, policies, and partnerships powering Florida’s public power communities. In our inaugural episode, we kick things off by sitting down with FMEA’s... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Legislation seeking to create a regulatory framework that would address key issues such as electricity and water use from massive data centers continues to move in the Florida Senate, while the House has yet to take similar... Continue Reading
The City of Tallahassee's Electric Utility continues to meet the demand for increased electric usage as customers stay safe and warm amid history-making freezing temperatures that brought snow flurries to parts of town over the weekend. Based on the forecast for sustained low temps over the last... Continue Reading
The City of Tallahassee's Electric Utility neared its all-time record peak load of 633 megawatts (MW) this morning, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m., hitting 617.46 MW. Today’s peak load is among the City’s top 5 peak loads of all time. Similarly to current conditions, the prior record peak load was... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for February is Power Pros Powerline Solutions LLC. Power Pros Powerline Solutions LLC, a leading turn-key service provider in the energy sector, is the company of choice for electric overhead and underground transmission and distribution, substations,... Continue Reading
City Prepared to Meet Increased Utility Needs During Prolonged Cold Weather This January has been one of the coldest in decades in Tallahassee, with multiple rounds of freezing weather, including 10 nights where temperatures fell below 32°F in the area, according to the National Weather... Continue Reading
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